80th anniversary of 1946 Kielce pogrom observed in Poland
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In the Polish city of Kielce, a mob attack on 12 May 1946 resulted in the deaths of roughly 40 Jewish residents, including several Holocaust survivors. The violence erupted in the aftermath of World War II, a period marked by widespread social unrest and lingering anti‑Jewish sentiment in the region.
The outbreak was triggered by a false rumor that Jews were engaged in ritual child murder, a claim that inflamed local tensions and spurred the mob’s assault. Authorities later confirmed the allegation was baseless, and the incident has since been cited as a stark example of post‑war anti‑Jewish violence in Eastern Europe.
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